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44 Western Australian Maritime Museum A paper on the Dampier and de Freycinet ships, entitled ‘Australian Maritime Heritage Abroad’, has been posted on the web site of the National Trust. An account of the expedition, together with details of the Museum’s remedial work at the James Matthews wreck-site and its wreck inspections at Broome, also appears on a new Museum web site, Treasures from the Deep. This exciting new site was developed and partially funded by earlier sponsors of the Dampier/ de Freycinet program and by Mr Jon Davison of Eye in the Sky productions. The James Matthews fieldwork utilised a grant from Mr Joe Matthews, while the Broome program funds were provided by Prospero Productions. The Maritime Museum’s webmaster, Bob Richards, and Sue Cox, manager of the Richard McKenna and Stewart/Packer libraries, handled the growing number of web enquiries. Bob Richards also conducted a successful program with TAFE, allowing students to work under supervision on Museum-related web sites. The number of ‘hits’ per month registered on the Museum’s web sites has risen from 5,000 to 25,000—a remarkable result. The Education Schools Program attracted nearly 14,000 students of all ages during the year. Teachers participated in the Museum’s increasingly popular professional development days. The Education Section’s ability to deliver a wide selection of programs to Western Australian children can be largely attributed to the unswerving commitment of Education volunteers. In addition to hundreds of hours of service, volunteers assisted with general clerical work, building learning tools and making special events a great success. After the need for a more formal, structured volunteer recruitment training and operation program was identified, George Trotter, Education Volunteer Coordinator, designed and implemented a highly successful program. The volunteer guide corps has doubled to more than 100 as a result. The Batavia Lecture Series proved a success yet again, with local and international guests showcasing a diverse and entertaining range of maritime heritage topics, including a special series of lectures on the new Maritime Museum in anticipation of its forthcoming opening. In the school holidays, 4,500 children and 2,000 parents were attracted to activities such as ‘Pieces of Eight’, ‘Spice Trader’, ‘Cargoes’ and—the most popular—‘Riddled with Rats’. These are part of a cycle of recurring programs. The Education Section is committed to developing and maintaining ties with the community. Education and Maritime Archaeology were involved in Sea Week 2002, providing, among other marine activities, an opportunity for Western Australian teachers to dive on wreck-sites. Curtin University’s Sir Charles Court Young Leaders’ Program uses the Maritime Museum as an annual venue; in partnership with Education, it has developed highly successful programs that address the needs of talented young people from around the state. The Education Section contributed specially developed tours for, and assisted in the planning of, Fremantle Heritage Week. ‘C. Y. O’Connor’s Fremantle’ tram tour and self-drive map, developed by Mike Lefroy and launched during Heritage Week, are the result of successful partnerships with Fremantle Trams and Fremantle City Council. The section is also taking the Museum into the community by visiting schools and libraries, giving talks to various organisations, and developing partnerships with business, community, tourism and education bodies. The submarine Ovens continues to attract visitors (more than 65,000) from all over the world and is popular with school groups (729 schoolchildren visited during the year). The Maritime Museum is continuing to improve the interior of the submarine to ensure its longterm conservation and has recently installed a fully climate-controlled air conditioning system. Plans are also under way to raise the submarine periscopes to improve the visitor experience. The displays around the submarine site have featured naval items received for exhibition in the new Maritime Museum. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2001–2002
Regional Sites 45 Three titles published by the Western Australian Museum– Albany, supporting local authors. Construction of the new Mid West Gallery wall, Western Australian Museum–Geraldton, designed by Museum Senior Designer, Paul Morgan. Jessica Kail, Education Officer, Western Australian Museum– Kalgoorlie-Boulder, presenting a program about school in the early 1900s. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2001–2002
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Page 3 and 4: contents 3 Letter to the Minister 5
Page 5 and 6: DR KEN MICHAEL AM CitWA 5 Letter to
Page 7 and 8: 7 A Message from the Minister I am
Page 9 and 10: 9 Introducing the Western Australia
Page 11 and 12: 11 The Museum’s Vision, Mission,
Page 13 and 14: 13 Executive Director’s Review OV
Page 15 and 16: Visitors to Western Australian Muse
Page 17 and 18: 17 Trustees, Boards and Committees
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Page 25 and 26: 25 Friends of the Western Australia
Page 27 and 28: PART 2 The Year Under Review 27 WES
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Page 55 and 56: Visitor Services 55 Senior Preparat
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Page 63 and 64: Museum Services 63 Principal Conser
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Page 75 and 76: 75 Accounts and Financial Statement
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Page 93 and 94: 93 Outcomes, Outputs and Performanc
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Appendices 97 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MU
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appendix A 99 Sponsors, Benefactors
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appendix B 101 Volunteers Tarrant,
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appendix C Staff List Fremantle His
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appendix C Media and Public Relatio
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appendix D • Executive Committee
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appendix E FELLOWS Mr John Banniste
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appendix F Harvey, M. S. (2002). No
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appendix F F. W., Spalding, M., Wel
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appendix F Systematic Biologists an
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